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Girl name

Jacoba

/jɑˈkoʊbə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2023

Jacoba has been given to about 296 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/jɑˈkoʊbə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 158
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jacoba per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time296

How popular is Jacoba?

Its best year was 1921, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 2235th. The typical living American called Jacoba is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Jacoba

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alba0.57
  2. Jacinda0.57
  3. Jakayla0.54
  4. Jada0.52
  5. Jayla0.52
  6. Jana0.52
  7. Jayda0.52
  8. Janna0.52

Middle names for Jacoba

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jacoba Rose0.85
  2. Jacoba Louise0.85
  3. Jacoba Pearl0.84
  4. Jacoba Quinn0.84
  5. Jacoba Nell0.84
  6. Jacoba Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jacoba

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Forestbrother · 0.59
  2. Winonasister · 0.57
  3. Cleoeither · 0.57
  4. Amosbrother · 0.57
  5. Luellasister · 0.56
  6. Ilasister · 0.56

Where Jacoba is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jacoba White0.80
    2. Jacoba Reyes0.80
    3. Jacoba Nguyen0.80
    4. Jacoba Moore0.80
    5. Jacoba Lee0.80
    6. Jacoba Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jacoba

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.